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1. 4 Spirit-Filled Startups for a Difficult Conversation With Your Spouse

... f your spouse's affections are being drawn elsewhere. You know you need to have a difficult conversation with your spouse, and you're struggling to know how to begin. You can apply some principles of communica ...

Created on 06 August 2018

2. 20 Things You Should Know About Your Spouse

No human being has the potential to make a greater impact on the quality of your life than your husband or wife. Years ago, I heard the advice, "Study your spouse." That certainly applies before you say ...

Created on 27 July 2018

3. Why Your Family Dinners Offer More Than Food

... erused as an excuse to neglect this opportunity to bond. Discussion around the family table can model social skills and will hopefully prevent misunderstandings due to lack of communication and awaren ...

Created on 05 July 2018

4. Christian Pop Star: 4 Things to Never Say to an Engaged Couple

Engaged couples are the highlight of almost every event—whether they want to be or not. People will stop them at church, the airport, family gatherings or even the zoo to offer them unsolicited advice. ...

Created on 02 July 2018

5. Our Culture Is Drunk on This Corrupting Evil—Here's How to Avoid It

... gside the rude, crude or lewd of this world. Vulgarity entraps us in a worldly mindset and exposes us to the corrupting influence of Satan. It does not enhance political dialogue nor genuine communicat ...

Created on 28 June 2018

6. When Setting Boundaries Is the Best Choice for Your Marriage

Forgiveness is absolutely necessary, but sometimes it's not enough. Communication is vital, but it doesn't always change things. Sometimes your spouse's bad behavior continues, and there's no evidence ...

Created on 14 June 2018

7. Cannibalistic Christians: The Rapidly Growing Trend That Has to Stop

Recently I have witnessed a growing trend of Christians who are attacking and criticizing other Christians. Their verbal attacks are cannibalistic. I'm sure these kinds of things happened long before social ...

Created on 07 June 2018

8. Why Spirit-Inspired Written Words Will Never Go Out of Style

It was 43 years ago this month that I began working on a magazine called Charisma. Much was different about the culture and the church back in 1975. As our journalistic ministry has grown, we have had ...

Created on 06 June 2018

9. These Truths Help You Expose Lies in Disguise

There are some disturbing stories in the Bible. One that disturbed me is in 1 Kings 13 where a prophet of God is sent to prophesy to the king, then go directly home without eating. The disturbing part ...

Created on 30 May 2018

10. The Two Powerful Perspectives That Will Radically Transform Your Marriage

Your perspective matters. Things may look completely different at 35,000 feet from how they look out a car window at 60 miles/hour or even from the highest rooftop in the city. If your marriage could use ...

Created on 04 May 2018

11. What We Talk About When We Talk About Forgiveness

What's one of the most common reasons we give for not forgiving others? If you're like many people, you might have answered that our forgiveness implies approval or tolerance of the behavior. We read about ...

Created on 23 April 2018

12. Your Secret Source of Relationship Wisdom

Her name is Abigail. She was a beautiful woman whose wisdom saved her fool of a husband, Nabal, from certain death after he insulted David, who was later crowned king of Israel. Abigail had godly wisdom. ...

Created on 20 April 2018

13. A Powerful Prayer to Help Your Child Learn That Words Can Hurt—and Heal

"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you." I don't think there was ever a saying that's more untrue. Words do matter, and words can inflict some of the most intense, long-lasting ...

Created on 06 March 2018

14. 4 Important Filters to Make Sure Your Words Please God

"Be careful little mouth what you say,/ be careful little mouth what you say,/ for the Father up above is looking down with love,/ so be careful little mouth what you say." (Public Domain) This song, one ...

Created on 26 February 2018

15. 8 Bible-Based Steps to Master the Art of Effective Communication ...

We all could benefit from mastering the art of communication. Communication goes further than words; It is tone, gestures, expressions, spirit and much more. Solomon is a great example of someone who understood ...

Created on 22 February 2018

16. Why You Need the Holy Spirit to Deal With the Weight of Your Words

When Hurricane Irma blew through south Florida last September, we were fortunate not to sustain damage to our home. But the natural environment did not fare as well. Trees toppled all around us. Hurricane-force ...

Created on 03 February 2018

17. The Spirit-Led Path to Loving When You Feel Unloved

What's the purpose of this friendship if I constantly feel under-valued and unloved?" We've all been there. We go through a season where we have that one friend who we feel utterly rejects us. It is hard. ...

Created on 02 February 2018

18. A Christlike Way to Deal With Selfish, Difficult People

The world is filled with difficult people, isn't it? Obnoxious, opinionated, angry, loquacious people whose world is filled with only a four-letter word: S-E-L-F. It seems to me that those who are in the ...

Created on 01 February 2018

19. Language Is Not Math

We often use metaphors to help us communicate. Sometimes the metaphor clouds what was clear without enhancement. Think about these military metaphors often used in business: "Take the hill." "Rally the ...

Created on 01 February 2018

20. How You Can Walk in Abundance in Your Marriage

There are many ways you could describe the one you're married to. You might see them as your confidant, friend, provider, support or lover. You might think of them as your project, problem, irritant-in-chief, ...

Created on 29 January 2018